PREACH IT! The stars of 'True Blood': Not hot, not gross, just tired [poll]
We really don’t like creating new categories here at the Ministry of Gossip. We already have like 8 million, including Mysterious Mysteries, You’re Welcome, Dept. of Working on My Fitness, and Single...
View ArticleMichael Hiltzik: Banking on water
That the natural scarcity of water in the West will inevitably lead to economic conflicts and, quite possibly, to political conflicts, there can be no doubt. How do we know? It's already happening. The...
View ArticleReport: Edward Furlong's estranged wife gets temporary restraining order
Did Mel Gibson ignite a summer trend? Apparently young John Connor might have fallen for the cellphone voicemail recording trick as well. TMZ is reporting that Edward Furlong, who played the boy who...
View ArticleJennifer Aniston, Juliette Lewis keep it family friendly at 'The Switch'...
Considering a film cast to be a sort of family, there was plenty of love at "The Switch" premiere in Hollywood on Monday night. Just ask Jennifer Aniston, Jason Bateman, Juliette Lewis and Patrick...
View ArticleEli Manning may not play, Ben Roethlisberger will in Saturday's...
If anyone deserves a break after one preseason game, it's New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning, who may not play Saturday against the Pittsburgh Steelers: Manning is undergoing more tests to make...
View ArticleCritics say desert off-road races are unmanageable
A desert off-road race from Las Vegas to Reno remains green-lighted for Friday even as the agency that regulates races across federal land reviews its safety policies following a crash that killed...
View ArticlePeter Bourjos gets crash course in playing Fenway Park's outfield
Angels youngster Peter Bourjos spent early batting practice Tuesday getting a crash course in playing center field in Fenway Park, a daunting task for those who have not grappled with the quirky...
View ArticleHeat 'may have been a factor' in deaths of puppies following American...
FORT WORTH — Heat might have killed seven puppies that died in the cargo hold of an American Airlines jet this month. American Airlines spokeswoman Mary Frances Fagan said Tuesday that necropsies on...
View ArticleJay-Z tops Forbes' list of hip-hop 'Cash Kings'
All hail returning royalty. For the third time in the last four years, Jay-Z has been anointed hip-hop's "Cash King" by Forbes; he is rap’s highest-earning star with a bullet, according to the...
View Article'Into the Wild' fan dies trying to reach McCandless' bus
Jon Krakauer's 1996 book "Into the Wild" told the story of Christopher McCandless, an idealistic young man driven to leave his comfortable bourgeois life behind; traveling through increasingly...
View ArticleJerry Buss says Lakers can beat the Heat
Fresh from his Hall of Fame induction, Lakers owner Jerry Buss was still smiling. Just the same, he was ready to talk Tuesday afternoon about the Lakers' upcoming season...with his always-interesting...
View ArticleRizzo, other Bell officials got nearly $900,000 in loans from city
The city of Bell gave nearly $900,000 in loans to former City Administrator Robert Rizzo, city employees and at least two council members in the last several years, according to records reviewed by The...
View ArticleYour commute: Live L.A. traffic conditions
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View ArticleSanta Ana man arrested in sex case involving girl, 12
A 31-year-old Santa Ana man was arrested early Tuesday on suspicion of having sex with a 12-year-old girl after officers allegedly found the two inside his vehicle, police said.Neftali Pena Procopio...
View ArticleRobert Rodriguez on 'Deadpool': 'It's a great script'
John Horn caught up with Robert Rodriguez on Monday to talk about the success of "The Expendables" and the epic fail of "Scott Pilgrim vs. the World" at the box office for an earlier article, and the...
View ArticleSmart phones, tablets to heat up consumer electronics sales in second half of...
Sales of smart phones, tablets, Blu-ray disc players, digital book readers and, to some extent, 3-D televisions are expected to take off this year, helping to offset declines elsewhere in the consumer...
View ArticleFirst class of women set to be certified as utility linemen
In a yard of 35-foot utility poles in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday, 22 women went through the final certification tests in the first all-female utility lineman class at Los Angeles Trade Technical...
View ArticleSly Stallone's 'The Expendables': Why has the movie split the conservative...
I guess if conservatives can't agree on really important things in life, like whether Israel should bomb Iran or not, then it should come as no surprise that they can't agree on whether "The...
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